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Epoch VII Manchu Dynasty, Netherlands, and France

Epoch VII Britain, United States, and Germany due 1/16, Tuesday

Epoch VII

The Time Traveler (Anderson) plays Civil War in Shatts Plateau (vs. Portugal; C: 5, 5; P: 4; wins), Northern Andes (vs. Portugal; C: 4, 3; P: 3; wins, city eliminated), and Deep South (vs. Portugal; C; 6, 5; P: 2; wins). MANCHU DYNASTY: Plays Shipbuilding. Army and Capital Manchurian Plain (Ming army retreats to Great Plain of China), army Korean Peninsula (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 6, 6; Mi: 5; wins), Honshu, fleet Sea of Japan, army Great Plain of China (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 2, 1; Mi: 3, 2; loses), Great Plain of China (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 4, 1; Mi: 5, 4; loses), Great Plain of China (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 4, 1; Mi: 6, 1; loses), Great Plain of China (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 6, 4; Mi: 1, 1; Ma: 6, 3; Mi: 4, 4; wins), Yangtse Kian (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 4, 1; Mi: 6; loses), Yangtse Kian (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 6, 2; Mi: 3; wins), Szechuan (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 5, 3; Mi: 3; wins), Chekiang (vs. Ming Dynasty; Ma: 2, 1; Mi: 3; loses). Points: Control of Nippon (6), Dominance in China (6), Presence in North Africa (1), Middle East (1), India (3), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (2), North America (3), South America (2), and Sub-Saharan Africa (2), 3 Capitals (6), 2 cities (2), 5 Monuments (5), and 3 Seas (3) for 44 points.

Turanians (Nichols) plays Japan. Army and Capital Honshu (Manchu army retreats to Korean Peninsula), fleet Sea of Japan (vs. The Time Traveler; T: 4, 2; TT: 4; T: 5, 3; TT: 3; T: 5, 2; TT: 1; wins), army Hokkaido (vs. Mongols; J: 3, 2; M: 1; wins, city eliminated), Korean Peninsula (vs. Manchu Dynasty; J: 3, 1; M: 3; J: 6, 2; M: 2; J: 5, 1; M: 3; wins), Manchurian Plain (vs. Manchu Dynasty; J: 4, 3; M: 6; loses). Plays Empires Fortify to place forts in Arabian Peninsula, Nubia, and Levant. NETHERLANDS: Army and Capital Lower Rhein (Viking army eliminated), fleet North Sea (vs. Royal Mannticoran Historical Society; T: 5, 2; RMHS: 4; wins), army Central Europe (vs. Russia; N: 2, 1; R: 5; loses), Central Europe (vs. Russia; N: 6, 1; R: 4; wins), Baltic Seaboard (vs. Russia; N: 5, 3; R: 3; wins), Scandinavia (vs. Vikings; N: 6, 6; V: 6; N: 5, 4; V: 1; wins), Northern Gaul (vs. Russia; N: 4, 1; R: 5, 3; loses), Northern Gaul (vs. Russia; N: 6, 5; R: 4, 1; wins). Points: Control of Nippon (6), Dominance in North Africa (2), Southern Europe (4), Northern Europe (8), Presence in Middle East (1), South America (2), 4 Capitals (8), 2 cities (2), 6 Monuments (6), and 3 Seas (3) for 42 points.

Retropolis (Cain) FRANCE: Plays Leader. Army and Capital Western Gaul (Spanish army retreats to Central Massif), army Northern Gaul (vs. Netherlands; 6, 3, 1; N: 4; wins), Albion (vs. Russia; F: 5, 1, 1; R: 5, 2; F: 3, 2, 1; R: 5, 3; loses), Albion (vs. Russia; F: 6, 5, 1; R: 2, 1; wins), Lower Rhein (vs. Netherlands; F: 3, 2, 2; N: 3; F: 5, 4, 2; N: 5; F: 6, 5, 1; N: 5; wins, Capital reduced to city), Central Europe (vs. Netherlands; F: 6, 3, 3; N: 4; wins), Appalachia, Great Lakes, fleet Pacific Ocean, army Chekiang (vs. Ming Dynasty; F: 5, 5, 4; M: 3, 1; wins, Capital reduced to city), Australia, New Guinea, East Africa, Congo (vs. Migrants; F: 6, 3, 2; M: 5; wins), Mexico Valley (vs. Aztecs; F: 6, 3, 2; A: 6, 4; F: 6, 6, 1; A: 5, 1; wins, Capital reduced to city). Builds Monuments Western Gaul and Lower Rhein. Points: Control of Australia (3), Dominance in Northern Europe (8), North America (6), Sub-Saharan Africa (4), Presence in China (3), Southern Europe (2), Southeast Asia (2), Eurasia (2), South America (2), 1 Capital (2), 3 cities (3), and 5 Monuments (5) for 42 points.

Players

Player Name

Player Faction Name/Color

Empire Strength Points

Victory Points

Chris Geggus The Hoard (yellow) 50 120
Kevin Wilson Royal Manticoran Historical Society (purple) 55 156
Andy Lewis Marching through the Ages (green) 56 143
Paul Bolduc Arachnids (blue) 65 131
Dennis Cain Retropolis (red) 69 169
Dave Anderson The Time Traveler (orange) 78 166
Cary Nichols Turanians (black) 81 145

Positions

Turanians: Two fleets Red Sea, fleets Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, North Sea, Sea of Japan. ARABS: Army, Capital, fort, and Monument Arabian Peninsula, army and Monument Nile Delta, army and fort Nubia, armies Palestine, Upper Nile, Middle Tigris. CRUSADERS: Army, fort, and Monument Levant. SPAIN: Army and Capital Pyrenees, army, city, and Monument Western Iberia, armies Southern Iberia, Central Massif, Western Gaul, Brasil. JAPAN: Army and Capital Honshu, army and Monument Hokkaido, army Korean Peninsula. NETHERLANDS: Armies Baltic Seaboard, Scandinavia.

The Horde: SCYTHEANS: Army Caucuses. CHOLA: Army and city Eastern Ghats, armies Ceylon, Western Ghats, Eastern Deccan, Western Deccan. TIMURID EMIRATES: Armies Dalmatia, Dnieper.

Marching through the Ages: NORTH AMERICAN MIGRANTS: Army West Indies. MAYANS: Army and Capital Central America, army Guyana Highlands. HSUING-NU: Army Yellow River. T'ANG DYNASTY: Army and fort East Indies. JEWS: Army, city, and fort Palestine. MING DYNASTY: Armies Si-Kyang, Mekong.

Retropolis: Fleets Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean. CHOU DYNASTY: Two armies Irrawaddy. HAN DYNASTY: Army Eastern Steppe. BYZANTINES: Armies Danubia, Pindus, Morea. PORTUGAL: Armies Southern Andes, Patagonia, South Africa. FRANCE: Army, Capital, and Monument Western Gaul, army, city, and Monument Lower Rhein, Checkiang, army and Monument Central Europe, Albion, army and city Mexican Valley, armies Appalachia, Great Lakes, Northern Gaul, Congo Basin, East Africa, Austrialia, New Guinea.

Royal Manticoran Historical Society: Fleet Western Mediterranean. GUPTAS: Two armies Sumatra. FRANKS: Army and Monument Southern Apennines, army Northern Apennines. AZTECS: Army Pacific Seaboard. RUSSIA: Army, Capital, and Monument North European Plain, army and Monument Turanian Plain, Tarim Basin, armies Western Steppe, Hindu Kush.

The Time Traveler: Fleets Bay of Bengal, South China Sea. GOLD COAST KINGDOM: Army, city, and fort Gold Coast. MONGOLS: Armies Mongolia, Wei River. SAFAVIDS: Army and Capital Persian Salt Desert, army Lower Indus. MUGHALS: Army and Capital Ganges Valley, armies Ganges Delta, Malay Peninsula. CIVIL WAR: Army and Monument Shatts Plateau, Northern Andes, army Deep South. MANCHU DYANASTY: Army and Capital Manchurian Plain, army and Monument Yangtse Kian, Szechuan, army Great Plain of China.

Arachnids: Fleets Black Sea, Eastern Mediterranean. Sub-Saharan Migrants: Army Central Africa . ROMANS: Army Libya. ANGLO-SAXONS: Army Ireland. REBELLION: Army Crete. OTTOMAN TURKS: Army, Capital, and Monument Western Anatolia, army and Monument Zagros, Upper Tigris, army and city Balkans, army Eastern Anatolia, Persian Plateau.

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